Let the competition begin. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) recently released the 10 schools that will compete in the inaugural National Collegiate Wind Competition (NCWC). NCWC is unlike many other energy...
Happy birthday, Big Oil! A group gathered in Washington D.C. this week to celebrate 100 years of tax subsidies for the oil industry – but attendees certainly weren’t oil-industry insiders – quite the opposite, in fact. The party consisted of more than...
The issue: Although panel prices have plummeted in the past five years, installling a rooftop system in the U.S. costs twice as much as it does in Germany. The cause: According to Solar Freedom Now, a new grassroots organization led by industry veterans...
During the bustle of the holiday season, many may have missed a rare occurrence — a CPV module manufacturing plant opened its doors in the U.S. Soitec, known for manufacturing semiconductors, acquired the facility in December 2011, and it is now equipped...
It’s a well-known story in the renewable energy scene: President Carter installed solar panels on the White House in 1979, and just seven short years later, his successor President Reagan removed them. It’s been more than 20 years since a U.S. President...
President Obama won the re-election. This has been the big global headline for the past two days, and it has allowed the renewable energy industry to let out a huge sigh of relief. There’s hope. But after skimming through the numerous Obama headlines,...
Finalists have been chosen for the Projects of the Year Awards, and now it’s time to cast your vote for the Readers’ Choice Award. But this year is different. Not only have we this year opened nominations to a global audience, Renewable Energy World...
There has been much tension in the renewables industry as the U.S.-China trade dispute progresses. Valid arguments for and against the suit have been made clear, and the ITC (International Trade Commission) has determined that Chinese solar panel imports...
Walking the exhibit hall at the 2011 Geothermal Expo in San Diego, Calif., you’d be hard-pressed to find anything but high energy and enthusiasm — impressive for an industry that only saw one project go online in the U.S. in the past year. But hope is...
We here at REW.com are always on the lookout for interesting, completed projects from across the globe that went online in the past year. It doesn't have to be the largest, most powerful or groundbreaking. We also want to see projects that you think are...